12 Nov 1936
- Lieutenant Commander Haruo Ota was named the commanding officer of destroyer Yuzuki. ww2dbase [Yuzuki | CPC]
- Chen Changjie was awarded the 4th grade of the Order of the Cloud and Banner. ww2dbase [Chen Changjie | CPC]
- Dong Zhao was awarded the Order of Resplendent Banner 4th Class. ww2dbase [Dong Zhao | CPC]
- The keel of Pinguin was laid down at the Deschimag shipyard in Bremen, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG | Pinguin | Bremen, Weser-Ems | AG]
- During a debate in the House of Commons, Winston Churchill attacked the British government for its slow progress on rearmament. ww2dbase [Winston Churchill | London, England | AC]
- Tatsuta Maru became the first merchant ship to pass under the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland In California, United States. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | San Francisco, California | CPC]
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